At Cury, on Tuesday, the
24th ultimo, Mr. Lembry,
builder &c., Breage, to Miss Hendy, of Swana, in Gunwalloe.

Friday 25 August

1837

Marriage

At Wendron, on Sunday the
20th instant, Mr. Philip Robarts, of Breage, to Miss N. Osborn, of Helston.

Friday 20 October

1837

Marriage

On Wednesday last, at
Breage, Mr. H. Mathews,
of that place, to Miss Holman, of Porthleaven.

Friday 3 March

1837

Birth

At Crava, in Breage, on
Friday last, Mrs. Thomas Hocking, of a daughter.

Friday 24 November

1837

Birth

At Breage, on the 16th
instant, Mrs. William Glasson, of a son.

31 March

1837

Deaths

On Saturday last, at
Pengersick in Breage, Mr. T. Harvey, aged 78 years.

31 March

1837

Deaths

On Friday last, at Trew in
Breage, Miss Hebbard, a
highly respectable shopkeeper.

Friday 26 May

1837

Deaths

Lately, after a short
illness, at her residence, at Breage Church-town, aged 67 years, Miss Lydia Hamlin, who was nearly related
to the families of Borlase and Trea.. here.

Friday 22 September

1837

Deaths

At Breage, on Monday last,
Miss Nanny Penberthy,
after a few days illness.

Friday 7 April

1837

Miscellaneous

Wholesale Robbery - For
some time past, the mines and counting-houses of mines, in the parish of
Breage and its vicinity, have been pillaged to no inconsiderable amount,
without any discovery being made of the thief. Lately, however, the wife of a
miner having sold to one person 223 lbs. of brass, suspicion was awakened
that it was not honestly procured, and enquiries were instituted which led to
the procuring of search warrants. Eventually, several hundred pounds weight
of brass, a looking-glass, a handsome dial, and various other articles were
discovered, and on the articles being identified by the several agents of the
mines from whence they were stolen, James Pope, and Thomasine his wife, of
Breage, and Henry Gundry of Sithney, were for the several offences, on
Tuesday last, committed by John Borlase, Esq., to take their trial at the
next general quarter Sessions of this place.

Friday 9 June

1837

Miscellaneous

Fairs in Cornwall in June:
Breage and Lanviet 19th

Friday 7 July

1837

Miscellaneous

Horrible Event - A person
named John Carsue, of Skewes, in Crowan, some time ago cohabited with a woman
to whom he was supposed to be married, though it now turns out to be
otherwise, and the result was the birth of a child. On Thursday night,
the 29th ult., about twelve o'clock, he went to the house of the woman's
father, at Broadlane, in Breage, and demanded his child, which is about seven
months old. The woman, who lives there, and to whom the application was
made, refused to give it up. He took the child by force, and left the
house followed by its mother. After proceeding some distance, he dealt
a blow to the mother which struck her senseless to the ground.
When she regained her senses, she was horror struck to find the innocent babe
lying by her side with its throat cut in a dreadful manner; and before she
could get back with it to her father's house, it was a corpse. The
feelings of the mother overcame her, and she was seized with delirium, from
which she did not recover for some time. A coroner's inquest was held
on the body on Saturday, when a verdict of willful murder was returned
against John Carsue, who was committed on the Coroner's warrant to take his
trial at the next assizes.

On Saturday last at Breage,
Thomas, youngest son of Mr. William James, farmer. Mr. James has [buried] his wife, two sons, a
daughter in about three weeks.

12 January

1838

Death

At Breage, on Sunday lst,
Mr. Weare, of Pengilly,
a respectable farmer of that parish, deeply regretted by all who knew him.

2 February

1838

Death

At Troon, in the parish of
Breage, on Wednesday, the 24th ultimo, aged 82 years, Mr. Thomas Goldsworthy, for many years a
respectable farmer in Breage and Sithney; he retreated from the business
world about 11 years since; He was a member of the Methodist Society for
upwards of 30 years, and his end was peace.

13 July

1838

Miscellaneous

EMIGRATION TO NEW SOUTH
WALESWe understand that a Gentleman from London, connected with Emigration to
Australia, will, at the request of numerous applicants, attend a meeting to
be held at the Angel Inn, Helston, on Friday, July 20, at eleven o’clock in the
forenoon precisely, on which occasion all persons in that neighbourhood
desirous of information are requested to attend.In the meanwhile, all necessary information may be obtained
from Mr. Richard Glasson,
Breage, or Mr. T. H. Edwards, Helston.

Friday 19 October

1838

Miscellaneous

Alice CARNOW, 38, was charged with
having concealed the birth of a male child, of which she was delivered at the
work-house of the Helston Union, at St. Breage.This was an indictment under the Act 9th Geo. 4th, ch 31.The witnesses were Mr. Wm. Thomas, master of the
workhouse, Ann Williams, an inmate, and Mrs. Rebecca Thomas, a matron, who proved
the birth and concealment of the child, as well as the prisoner’s denial of
her real condition previously.The
details were such as are not usually published, and they were not at all
interesting.Verdict, Guilty.One month’s imprisonment.

Friday 19 October

1838

Miscellaneous

Benjamin MATTHEWS, charged with
stealing from the market-house, at Helston, several sacks which contained 24
gallons of wheat, and 12 gallons of barley, the property of Samuel HOSKING, of Breage.These articles were entrusted to Matthews
to take charge of, whilst Mr. Hocking went to purchase some more; on
returning to the place where they were deposited, they were found wanting.The evidence against the prisoner was very
satisfactory, and he was found guilty, and sentenced to nine months’
imprisonment at hard labour.

29, March

1839

Court Hearings

Robert LEAN, 37, was
charged with having stolen a quantity of barley in the sheaf, the property of
James ROWE.The prosecutor resides in
Breage, about a mile and
a half from the prisoner, who was his tenant.He had a bullock's house which adjoined a pig's house of the
prisoner's, and the prisoner "meated" his cattle, in return for
which he lived rent free.There is a
hole in the wall communicating from the bullock's to the pig's house; and in
consequence of what he heard, William ROWE was, on the 6th of January,
induced to watch the prisoner's motions, and he then saw him bring into the
bullock's house a bundle of straw, which he was in the .. of passing through
the hole in the wall for the benefit of the porkers, when the prosecutor laid
his astounding hand on his collar, and made him drop it.The prisoner was then given into custody
to a constable, named HUDY, who had a conversation with him.The constable asked him why he did it, and
the prisoner replied that he did!

not know, but it was very foolish.He said he had done it at different times - he did not want it
-but he had done it, and he must bear
the punishment.The prisoner now said
that he had never received any thing from the prosecutor for what he had done
for him, and he did not consider that he was doing any wrong in taking the
straw.He then called Mr. James
PAYNTER, who gave him a good character, saying that the prisoner had worked
for him three years, and he had found him a very honest man, and would again
employ him immediately he was freed from this charge.The jury found him GUILTY, and the JUDGE
sentenced him to one month's hard labour.